Concerning Fires in the Mirror, Smith frames the situation uniquely. Through her interviews in the beginning of the play she defines the stasis and the context in which we find the situation unfolding in New York. We get a glimpse of black life as well as Jewish life in New York, and the state of each communities as well as their relationship with one another before the two tragic incidents occurred. Through her use of interview format we the audience are aware that everything that has said is true and was spoken by an individual; it does not allow for misperceptions of the people in the community as each person comes from a place of authenticity in their experience. The editing lends hand to this production that is well suited for television because it provides those stark cuts that give a juxtaposition of the narratives. It may be a bit difficult to convey that from the stage as Smith would have to change her wardrobe and her affectations to succinctly switch her persona. She frames the narrative by conducting these interviews about the lives of the communities before easing into the tragic events that unfolded and the aftermath.